We need to decouple the movement for comprehensive immigration reform and justice for immigrants from the legislative process and from the Democratic… — Luis Gutierrez Copy Share Image
Senator Obama and I had been on the same side of many fights, and we had worked together on the issue that… — Luis Gutierrez Copy Share Image
The underlying part of any comprehensive immigration bill is family unit. — Luis Gutierrez Copy Share Image
Uncertainty and fear and ignorance about immigrants, about people who are different, has a history as old as our Nation. — Luis Gutierrez Copy Share
DACA is a lifeline for individuals who have grown up in the U.S. but who lack immigration papers. — Luis Gutierrez Copy Share
We must stand on principle and practicality, and we should be very clear that a policy aimed at driving out 10 or 11 million… — Luis Gutierrez Copy Share
As a Democrat from Illinois, as a member of Congress who believes in and admires President Obama, it genuinely pains me to say that… — Luis Gutierrez Copy Share
On Tuesday 26 July 2011, I was arrested in front of the White House along with a dozen other pro-immigrant advocates and clergy. We… — Luis Gutierrez Copy Share
It is so difficult to, day in and day out, hear these incredibly painful stories of the destructive nature of our broken immigration system. — Luis Gutierrez Copy Share
We should be clear that we prefer a system that allows people to come to the U.S. with visas, not in the hands of… — Luis Gutierrez Copy Share
We watched the U.S. citizenship immigration services web site in March. They had six million, two hundred thousand hits, and two million people downloaded… — Luis Gutierrez Copy Share
I mean, the greatest laugh I always get is, if darkness, right, just overwhelms the Earth one day and Obama had the key to… — Luis Gutierrez Copy Share
The American people are much more practical than Republican lawmakers on equal pay, on the minimum wage, on same-sex marriage, and on basic civil… — Luis Gutierrez Copy Share
The immigrant blame game is constant. Cynical politicians believe it drives poll numbers; cynical commentators believe it drives TV ratings. — Luis Gutierrez Copy Share
We need legal immigration as an alternative to illegal immigration and a way of getting the millions of unauthorized immigrants already here to get… — Luis Gutierrez Copy Share
I will argue until my last breath for a pathway to citizenship that is quick and efficient because I want to end this chapter.… — Luis Gutierrez Copy Share
I have never pretended to be a legal scholar, but when scores of lawyers are lining up to agree with the Supreme Court that… — Luis Gutierrez Copy Share
